infection

[foxbaby]

my son has finally come home yesterday after three months in the hospital.

I feel particularly squicked about the circumstances of his extremely premature birth

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[ladygaia87]

yelling at me that I wasn't having a contraction and why am I screaming Oh man, I feel your pain with that, my nurse did that with me, she was like "Your not having a contraction, why are you screaming?!" They dont get it, that with an infection its like ten times worse, I as well had choriamniitis, and that they seriously need to understand that I had like these pains that felt WORSE than the contractions between contractions. I don't think the monitor moves fast enough to record all the contractions,to be honest!

But I am so glad that your baby is fine. *huggles and cuddles from someone who was in your almost exact shoes* baby in NICU, nurses treating you like crap, a HUGE audience...extreme pain..uterine infection *more huggles*

[foxbaby]

my son's an absolute sweetheart and a fighter, I'm glad he pulled through.

I understand why nurses may get a little tetchy with uncooperative patients but I was scared not uncooperative.

how long was your baby in the NICU? did you have any complications with the infection? I was very lucky that I didn't :o

[ladygaia87]

Yea, I wasn't scared, just wanting to do it my OWN way not theirs, and it was sort of scaring me. And I tried biting back the fears, but oh man when those ctx started getting like CTXCTXCTXCTXCTX I got horrified and I couldn't fight the fear anymore, so I was literally tensing up and screaming

[foxbaby]

I had the Super Heavy period about 6 weeks pp. I also had really heavy lochia for about 6 weeks... ending with the period. bah!

[foxbaby]

I should also write to the NICU and thank them for their wonderful care, so it's not all just negative.

the delivery ward staff is not going to be getting any of the cupcakes I'm making for the NICU staff as a thank you, that's for sure :p

I think just acknowledging that I had a bad experience makes it pass a little easier :)

[sahmmommy]

I'm sorry you had to go through this. I can't believe they gave you pitocin with the baby already in distress. That was beyond stupid on their parts.

[original_cliche]

I agree - sounds like there were a lot of stupid choices on their part

[moonshineray]

They gave pitocin to a woman with an infection and an already distressed BABY?????
Omg hun, I am SO SO SO SO sorry. Pitocin is the LAST thing you needed.
And they were cruel to you, that's for sure. What a HORRIBLE experience.

*HUGS*

I am so glad you are both okay now, inspite of all their F-ups.

[blairpettrey]

You posted this a long time ago, but I thank you. I just had a c-section because of placenta abruption, and it was devistating to me because I wanted an all natural birth so badly.

[foxbaby]

<3!

placental abruptions are extremely dangerous, which luckily nobody told me when I went into labour. :/

we're all good though, the little terror's crawling and rolling around